Myanmar vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation

Myanmar
6.7%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
6.2%
in 2022
Myanmar rank
41st
Saint Lucia rank
43rd

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Myanmar
  • Saint Lucia
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 6.7% against 6.2% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 214 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
2000s 9.4% 7.2% 2.2% Myanmar
2010s 7.9% 6.5% 1.4% Myanmar
2020s 6.9% 6.2% 0.7% Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Myanmar or Saint Lucia?
Myanmar, at 6.7% against 6.2% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Myanmar and Saint Lucia?
0.5%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Saint Lucia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Myanmar and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
Myanmar ranks 41st and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
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People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.